From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcaretakercare‧tak‧er /ˈkeəˌteɪkə $ ˈkerˌteɪkər/ ●○○ noun [countable]1British EnglishBOSES someone whose job is to look after a building, especially a schoolsyn janitor American English2LOOK AFTER somebodysomeone who looks after a house or land while the person who owns it is not there3 →caretaker manager/government/boss etc4American EnglishSS someone who looks after other people, especially a teacher, parent, nurse etc syn carer British English